Tri-City Ledger -

Greenville man faces drug charges

July 19, 2018

A Greenville man stopped for speeding was arrested on felony drug charges involving marijuana and Ecstasy.

Escambia County Sheriff's Office Deputy Samuel Weeks was on patrol shortly after 8 a.m. Monday driving south on Highway 21 near Poarch Road when he observed a sliver car passing other vehicles heading north. A radar check revealed the car was traveling 61 mph in a 45 mph zone and Weeks initiated a traffic stop.

Weeks reported when he made contact with the driver, identified as Joshua Trumaine Bogan, 29, 328 Linda Ave., Greenville, he could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from i...